On the 9th of July, the Telangana High Court (HC) reviewed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the conduct of Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) exams in Telangana.
Mr. Venkat, the Telangana Chief of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) filed the petition demanding cancelation of the degree and PG exams in Telangana.
Damodar Reddy, the advocate representing the petitioner asked the Telangana HC to provide the grading through internal assessment marks.
He said despite the guidelines issued by the UGC, many states in the country have cancelled the exams.
However, the State Government’s counsel argued the demand and said the Telangana Government would conduct exams according to the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC.)
The advocate general said that the cancellation of exams is not possible, as it would affect the future of the children of UG and PG.
The State Government’s representative also said the exams would be scheduled in August with proper safety, hygiene and social distancing.
The dates of exams are likely to be released in two or three weeks.
On hearing both the arguments, the High Court directed the State Government to provide a counter affidavit on the matter in three weeks and adjourned the petition.
Meanwhile, students are also demanding cancellation of UG and PG exams in the state.
The demand was made due to the rising cases of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
The students appearing for UG and PG exams feared a high risk of contracting the virus while attending exams at the exam centre.
Last week, the UGC, issued guidelines mandating the exams for the current academic year and announced that the exams will be scheduled in August.
The next hearing regarding the case is adjourned three weeks from now.
Stay tuned for further updates.
